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Media Access Control Protocols in Local Area Networks / Paresh Shah Lehigh University Lehigh University Lehigh Preserve Theses and Dissertations 1986 Media access control protocols in local area networks / Paresh Shah Lehigh University Follow this and additional works at: https://preserve.lehigh.edu/etd Part of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Commons Recommended Citation Shah, Paresh, "Media access control protocols in local area networks /" (1986). Theses and Dissertations. 4652. https://preserve.lehigh.edu/etd/4652 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Lehigh Preserve. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Lehigh Preserve. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Media Access Control Protocols • Ill Local Area Networks \ by Paresh Shah A Thesis Presented to the Graduate Committee of Lehigh University in Candidacy for the Degree of Master of Science . )Il Comp·uter Science Lehigh University 1986 This thesis is accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of t·he· re·qJXite~ ments for the Degree of Master of Science . .. Chai..rma·:n· CSEE Department ... 11 Acknowledgments I would like to take this time to acknowledge all those who have helped to bring about this thesis and the various concepts that are expressed. Initially, .I would like to thank rny parents for their years of support, guidance, love and understanding without which 1 could not have produced this thesis. I would like to thank Prof. Kenneth Tzeng for being a caring teacher and advisor during the research of this thesis. I would also like to thank Prof. Richard Denton for providing the necessary background material. Finally, I would like to thank all my friends and fellow graduate students who supported me during the research. • •• Ill ' . Table of Contents Abstract 1 1. Introduction ·2 /I. 1.1, ISO/OSI Reference Model 4 1.2 Local Network Technology 6 1.3 Baseband vs Broadband 8 2·. Standard Accessing Protocols: 10 .2.1 CSMA/CD 12 2.1.1 Basic Operation 13 2.1 ~2 Frame Transmission 18 2~.1-3 .Frame Reception 2-.0 2:~2: Bu~ Token-Passing :20 2·.2.1 Normal Operation 2£:: i.·2~2 Respo·nse Windows· 24·: 2:_5: :2~3 Ring Token--Passing 2:.3.1 Normal Operation i-1 2.3.2 Preemptive Priority Q·ption. 29 3. Fiber-optic Networks 31 4. MAP /TOP Protocols 37 5. Conclusion 45 References 47 Vita 49 -... IV List of Figures Figure 1-1: OSI Reference Model .5 Figure 1-2: Data flow in the network structure 6 Figure 1-3: Network Topologies 7 "1'1 OSI-LAN mapping '.-..: .. : .: Figure 2-1: • Figure 2-2: CSMA/CD Bus Operation :14: Figure 2-3: Figure 2-2, concluded ·15· Figure 2-4: Logical Ring on a Physical Bus 2-l Figure 2-5: Token Passing Bus Operation ·22 Figure 2-6: Token Passing Ring Operation 26 Figure 4-1: AUTOF ACT '85 OSI Implementation.. 3.8 \ V . r: .' , ... Abstract , This thesis is concerned with the standard protocols to gain access to the ! transmission medium in local area networks. It provides a brief history and an overview of the International Standards Orga-nization Open Systems Interconnec­ tion reference model and the local network technology. Three medium access control protocols, namely, Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detec­ tion, and the token methods, the token bus and the token ring, have been dis­ cussed. It also describes the activities of the optical-fiber technology and its use in local area networks. Multivendor data communications addressed by General Motors' Manufacturing Automation Protocol and Boeing's Technical and Office Protocols have also been discussed. The multivendor data commun1cat1on• • protocols are still undergoing changes and this thesis is provided for current in­ formation only. ( l '· Chapter 1 Introduction Local area networks (LANs) arc a product of recent advances in technol­ ogy and the continuing evolution of the computer systems. The need for LANs comes from the growing desire to cornmunicate between small programmable and microprocessor-based devices at a cost consistent with the device cost. Infor­ mation sharing, inherently provided by centralized systems, can be extended to microprocessor-based devices through the developrnent of convenient communica­ tion protocols between such devices. With th.e tremendous increase in the num­ ber of available microcomputers, these communications require agreement on a number of technical points, protocols and conventions -- in order that the infor­ mation be exchanged. The recognition of these needs and the technological en~ viro·nment led to the formation of the IE.EE Local Network Standards Com­ mittee, formally known as Project 802. Local area networks have aroused a great deal of interest among the com­ puter and communication professionals and manufacturers in the last few years because of their potential role in the area of office automation. LANs provide the facility through which microcomputers, word processors, work stations and the like, communicate with one another and with other office technologies such as data storage devices, facsimile devices, inte]ligent copiers, voice and video handling devices, etc. The availability of computer networks and the evolution of office automation have greatly increased the use of communication in com­ panies and institutions. This development has caused changes in the office en­ vironment and necessitates t.he reorganization of telecommunication systems. The recent introduction of cheap processing equipments has greatly increased the re- 2 quirements for local area networks. Two prirnary reasons for this are that com­ puter processing and work stations can now inexpensively be distributed around a local area, such as a factory, an office, a laboratory, a university campus, etc., and very sophisticated techniques be used for processing inforrr1ation re­ quired for accessing and transmitting data within the area. • Thus, for many applications, decentralization of computing power IS a natural and obvious choice. In many information processing applications, the in­ formation itself is distributed in nature and can most appropriately be managed by distributed machines. A local network tends to improve the reliability, availability and survivability of a data processing facility. With the multiple in­ terconnected systems, the loss of any one system has minimal impact. Subject to their geographical limitations, local area networks have a provided a very effec­ tive and inexpensive ways of interconnection among various comrnunicating devices. The communication capability made available by local area networks has provid.ed a unified information processing resoutce. Since 1980, numerous LAN products have been announced, the more repre­ sentative ones- are: Ethernet, SILK, Wangn,et, Data Ring, Polynet, Xinet/Xibus, Cambridge .Ring, TransRing 2000, Planet, ODR-1, Net/One, LocalNet, BIS, . ARC, etc [6]. Although these local area networks may differ .internally 1n a number of ways, they still some common features. First, they all are restricted to a relatively small geographic area -- usually· between several hundred meters ' and a few kilometers. LANs differ frorr1 wide area networks (WANs) or long .. haul networks in the size of bandwidth offered. LANs offer considerably .g.reater bandwidth than W ANs. LANs use a technology which allows very high bandwidths to be implemented economically, thus permitting data rates in excess 3 of 1 megabit per second (Mbps). Thirdly, local area networks are designed to allow a large number of different devices to communicate with one another. It must be remembered that LAN's power lies not only in the hardware but also in the software. Namely, the LAN is not a device but a system which ' requires, technological integration of physical media transmission and physical media access protocols in connection with the method of data processing. In the design of these integrated communication systems, a layered approach is usually employed, specifically, the International Standards Organization (ISO) standard for Open Systems Interconnection ( OSI) coi:isisting of seven layers -- physical, data link, network, transport, session, presentation, and application layers. 1.1 ISO /OSI Reference Model In 1979, the International Standards Organization (ISO) began development of a computer network reference model. This model for Open Systems Intercon­ nection (OSI) is supported by most of the national and t-he international stan­ dards organizations. The purpose of this International _Standard Reference Model of Open Systems Interconnection is to provide a. common basis for the coordina­ tion of standards development for the purpose of systems interconnection. The OSI rriodel presumes modularization of the networking support software based on functionality. Each module takes the form of a layer in the model and is responsible for providing selected networking services to the layer above. These services are provided by programs in that layer and through the services available from the lay.er below. The seven layers of the OSI Reference Model are as shown in Fig. 1-1. At the highest layer are the application programs and at the lowest layer is the physical media over which the data is transmitted [18]. 4 • I • • Application Provides services to the users; I I application programs, file transfer, etc. data to provide common • Presentati of Encodes communications services I Session Provides means of establishing, managing, and terminating connection betn processes . Provides reliable, transparent data transfer; Transport -. provides error recovery &.flow control Network Transmits packets of data; provides routi n_g and congestion control Sends blocks of data-frames; provides error . Data Link .I recovery &correction & frame acknowledgement I I I Physical Establishes, maintains and termiriates physical link; transmits bits through physical channel Figure 1-1: OSI Reference Model Each layer provides services to the layer abo-ve. Two types of information are passed between layers in providing these services: control and data. The control information is the basis for all the services which are required to process the message. As each :layer provides its part of those services, the remaining control information is passed to the next lower layer.
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